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there is, you know, a wide body politic in tunisia. there is a cultural body of people who are educated, french speaking, who are relatively liberal, who want a western-style democracy here. they're the ones out protesting today because they accuse the other side, which is the conservative trend, of trying to impose its islamist view on the country. so it's very difficult to say where turn united states goes from here. this is a fight for the future of this country. this is, of course, a place where the arab spring began two years ago, and many people i've been spoking to today hope it won't be the place before wrth arab spring suffers a premature death. >> you call it a fight for the future. there are reports of limited clashes between police and protesters in another tunisian town. do you get any sense there could be violence in the capital today? >> i think people are hoping there won't be. there hasn't been any violence yet, but the fine val ongoing, as you can hear in the background. also, there's a massive security presence right
there is, you know, a wide body politic in tunisia. there is a cultural body of people who are educated, french speaking, who are relatively liberal, who want a western-style democracy here. they're the ones out protesting today because they accuse the other side, which is the conservative trend, of trying to impose its islamist view on the country. so it's very difficult to say where turn united states goes from here. this is a fight for the future of this country. this is, of course, a place...
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people are absolutely shocked. -- in tunisia. >> thank you very much. joining us is our correspondent. tell us who shokri belaid was and why would he have been a target? >> he's a member of a very small political party, the democratic nationalist party in tunisia, which is part of a broader coalition called the popular front, which is a gathering of leftist secular activists totally opposed to the policies of the predominantly islamist government. he had been a vocal critic of the government, saying the outcome of the revolution has shown the islamists threatening democracy and that we need a democratic government. that we need secularism to prevail, and this earned him many opponents within society, particularly among conservatives and among the islamist. a few days ago he was on a tv show locally and he said that they promised to protect the revolution, but they are tools by the government and the islamists to get rid of us. >> we heard from an opposition leader who's blaming the government before his assassination. is that going to be in a widely hel
people are absolutely shocked. -- in tunisia. >> thank you very much. joining us is our correspondent. tell us who shokri belaid was and why would he have been a target? >> he's a member of a very small political party, the democratic nationalist party in tunisia, which is part of a broader coalition called the popular front, which is a gathering of leftist secular activists totally opposed to the policies of the predominantly islamist government. he had been a vocal critic of the...
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>> i would not say that tunisia has been destabilized. most citizens are just carrying on their lives as usual, but in political circles, it certainly seems quite a big event today. >> thanks so very much. moving on to some other news, society has been struggling to keep up for decades, and sometimes developments outpaced our ability to apprehend all the consequences. >> take artificial insemination, which gave rise to sperm donors. for years, mothers who used the services thought laws enacted at the time was forever prevent their children from discovering the identity of their biological father, but in germany, a court has ruled that knowing who dad is is a fundamental right. >> the woman who brought the case says she is not interested in claiming money from her biological father. her reasons are personal. the court agreed she has the right to know who her biological father is a. >> the plaintiff has the right to know where she comes from. it is a basic right because everyone should be given the chance to know their biological parents ar
>> i would not say that tunisia has been destabilized. most citizens are just carrying on their lives as usual, but in political circles, it certainly seems quite a big event today. >> thanks so very much. moving on to some other news, society has been struggling to keep up for decades, and sometimes developments outpaced our ability to apprehend all the consequences. >> take artificial insemination, which gave rise to sperm donors. for years, mothers who used the services...
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tensions in tunisia public anger over an opposition leader's killing comes close to boiling point prompting the government to dissolve and raising fears of a second revolution. and droning on the american media blitz aimed at enhancing perceptions of washington's on men leave while questions use a broad only ring. it's eleven am here in moscow you're live with us on r.t. with me tom it's good to have you with us my drug shows the black sea resort of sochi is marking a year until the start of one of the most exciting events for action lovers and thrill seekers the winter olympics giant counter clocks have started taking in the eight major cities across the country in part is that lindsey france is following the celebrations and now joins me live from moscow with the details lindsay there's been. quite a lot of festivities happening already they can you tell us what's going to be celebrated today how today is going to be celebrated. yes i can be mayor of moscow and that is speaking just behind me they're about to kick off a long here to countdown one year and still these saucy winter olympics
tensions in tunisia public anger over an opposition leader's killing comes close to boiling point prompting the government to dissolve and raising fears of a second revolution. and droning on the american media blitz aimed at enhancing perceptions of washington's on men leave while questions use a broad only ring. it's eleven am here in moscow you're live with us on r.t. with me tom it's good to have you with us my drug shows the black sea resort of sochi is marking a year until the start of...
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tension in tunisia public anger over an opposition leader's killing comes close to boiling point prompting the government to dissolve and raising fears of a second revolution. ready steady go a year long come down until the winter limping czar launches all across russia sports stars already on the starting blocks of the sun is aging glistening with fresh paint and officials are cutting ribbons. and they're drowning on america's seems a media blitz aimed at enhancing perceptions of washington's on land while questions over the use of brawl to only ring loud. you're watching r t a y from moscow with me to say it's good to have you with us today. a brand new wave of public theory in tunisia has seen the country's government dissolved ruling islamists say a nonpartisan cabinet of technocrats will be formed to manage the state until elections can be held police fired tear gas at thousands of angry protesters in the capital tunis on wednesday after they attacked the offices of the governing party the unrest was sparked by the assassinations of a key opposition leader told me bin laden with some
tension in tunisia public anger over an opposition leader's killing comes close to boiling point prompting the government to dissolve and raising fears of a second revolution. ready steady go a year long come down until the winter limping czar launches all across russia sports stars already on the starting blocks of the sun is aging glistening with fresh paint and officials are cutting ribbons. and they're drowning on america's seems a media blitz aimed at enhancing perceptions of washington's...
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tension in tunisia public anger over an opposition leader's killing comes close to boiling point prompting the government to dissolve and raising fears of a second revolution. ready steady go a year long come down until the winter limping xah launches all across russia sports stars are already on the starting blocks of facilitating glistening with fresh paint and officials are cutting ribbons. and they're drowning on america's seems a media blitz aimed at enhancing perceptions of washington's unmanned while questions over the use of broader only ring loud. you're watching r t a y from moscow with me to say it's good to have you with us today. a brand new wave of public theory in tunisia has seen the country's government dissolved ruling a slam mr say a nonpartisan cabinet of technocrats will be formed to manage the state until elections can be held police fired tear gas at thousands of angry protesters in the capital tunis on wednesday after they attacked the offices of the governing party the unrest was sparked by the assessor nations of a key opposition leader told me bill a do with some
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tensions in tunisia public anger over an opposition leader's killing comes close to boiling point prompting the government to dissolve and raising fears of a second level. and droning on the american media blitz aimed at enhancing perceptions of washington's on men leads while questions over the use of gold only when. it's eleven am here in moscow you're live with us on r.t. with me tom it's good to have you with us my drug shows the black sea resort of sochi is marking a year until the start of one of the most exciting events action lovers and thrill seekers the winter olympics giant counter clocks have started taking in the eight major cities across the country in part is that lizzie france is following the celebrations and now joins me live from moscow with the details lindsey there's been. quite a lot of this to me it is happening already they can you tell us what's going to be celebrated today how today is going to be celebrated. yes i can be a bear of a. man and that is speaking just behind me they are about to kick off enough along here to count down i one year and still these saucy
tensions in tunisia public anger over an opposition leader's killing comes close to boiling point prompting the government to dissolve and raising fears of a second level. and droning on the american media blitz aimed at enhancing perceptions of washington's on men leads while questions over the use of gold only when. it's eleven am here in moscow you're live with us on r.t. with me tom it's good to have you with us my drug shows the black sea resort of sochi is marking a year until the start...
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. >> street battles in tunisia following the funeral of the slain opposition leader chokri belaid. >> millions are in asia heading home to celebrate the year of the snake. for the first time in the history of the european union, the long-term budget will be cut. 27 eu leaders meeting in brussels have agreed to a final budget during a second summit arranged especially to do so. we will go live to brussels for the latest in just a moment. >> that's right -- the drastically reduced seven-year budget is worth 959 billion euros and was hammered out after two days of nearly round-the- clock negotiations and is far less than the just over $1 trillion euros -- and the one trillion euros the commission chancellor angela merkel went into the talks saying she was confident the agreement would be reached. in the end, the 27 member states came up with a compromise that even british prime minister david cameron welcomed as a good deal for britain >> it is perhaps nobody's perfect budget, but there is a lot in it for everybody. obviously, you can look at the end result through many, many prisons. fr
. >> street battles in tunisia following the funeral of the slain opposition leader chokri belaid. >> millions are in asia heading home to celebrate the year of the snake. for the first time in the history of the european union, the long-term budget will be cut. 27 eu leaders meeting in brussels have agreed to a final budget during a second summit arranged especially to do so. we will go live to brussels for the latest in just a moment. >> that's right -- the drastically...
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vocal critic of the government in tunisia and especially over. the infamous local branch of muslim brotherhood who is dominating the ruling tunisia's to call it and this is why we are hearing lots of anti government. we we feel look to government pronouncements here and the government slogan and we've also been hearing from people we have been able to speak to now that they are accusing not only the government of the party but personally the leader of the party mr huhne new she's been responsible for the murder of. shocklee who's been one of the most prominent opposition leaders of tunisia it's and nero situation with what we saw here two years ago during the cold arab spring revolutions tunisia was the first country and actually has been it's been doing quite well after that it's been quite calm and relatively peaceful transition to democracy and they have been the country will be ok very soon as the nation. has actually made that all these side you know wait people around on the streets again and now they have fighting against a completely diff
vocal critic of the government in tunisia and especially over. the infamous local branch of muslim brotherhood who is dominating the ruling tunisia's to call it and this is why we are hearing lots of anti government. we we feel look to government pronouncements here and the government slogan and we've also been hearing from people we have been able to speak to now that they are accusing not only the government of the party but personally the leader of the party mr huhne new she's been...
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a day of mourning and protest in tunisia the funeral of a slain opposition leader is marred by violence with protesters clashing with the police this comes against the backdrop of a general strike that's moralized the country. e.u. leaders agree on a budget deal after hours of bickering and a showdown between the u.k. and. president obama's nominee to head the cia faces kept calls for a man to drone protesters seemingly gets a free pass from lawmakers over his targeted assassinations program. world news live with analysis for you here on our team. and thanks so much for tuning in. well we begin with tunisia where clashes between mourners and the police have been marred the funeral of a secular opposition leader whose assassination and could lead to chaos in the streets and a crisis in the parliament violence erupted near the cemetery as demonstrators threw stones and set cars a blaze while police have responded with tear gas now adding to the turmoil the country has been paralyzed by a general strike for days where promotional is following the developments in tunisia as you can see many
a day of mourning and protest in tunisia the funeral of a slain opposition leader is marred by violence with protesters clashing with the police this comes against the backdrop of a general strike that's moralized the country. e.u. leaders agree on a budget deal after hours of bickering and a showdown between the u.k. and. president obama's nominee to head the cia faces kept calls for a man to drone protesters seemingly gets a free pass from lawmakers over his targeted assassinations program....
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vocal critic of the government in tunisia and especially over. the internet local branch of muslim brotherhood who is dominating the ruling tunisians to call it and this is why we are hearing lots of anti government. we we feel look to government pronouncements here and the government slogan and we've also been hearing from people we have been able to speak to now that they are accusing not only the government of the party but personally the leader of another party mr her new she's been responsible for the murder of. shockley who's been one of the most prominent opposition leaders of tunisia it and nero situation with what we saw here two years ago during the cold arab spring revolutions tunisia was the first country and actually has been it's been doing quite well after that it's been quite calm and relatively peaceful transition to democracy and they have been the country will be ok very soon well this assassination. has actually made all these side you know wait people around on the streets again and now they have fighting against a completely
vocal critic of the government in tunisia and especially over. the internet local branch of muslim brotherhood who is dominating the ruling tunisians to call it and this is why we are hearing lots of anti government. we we feel look to government pronouncements here and the government slogan and we've also been hearing from people we have been able to speak to now that they are accusing not only the government of the party but personally the leader of another party mr her new she's been...
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a day of mourning and protest in tunisia the funeral of a slain opposition leader is marred by violence with protesters clashing with the police this comes against the backdrop of a general strike that's our allies the country. agree on a budget deal after hours of bickering and a showdown between the u.k. and. president obama's nominee to head the cia faces kept calls from anti drone protesters seemingly gets a free pass from lawmakers over his targeted assassinations program. oh. world news live with analysis for you here on our team. and thanks so much for tuning and. we begin with tunisia where clashes between mourners and the police have been marred the funeral of a secular opposition leader who's assassination and could lead to chaos in the streets and a crisis in the parliament violence erupted near the cemetery as demonstrators threw stones and set cars a blaze well police have responded with tear gas now adding to the turmoil the country has been paralyzed by a general strike for days where promotion is following the developments in tunisia as you can see many people have gathe
a day of mourning and protest in tunisia the funeral of a slain opposition leader is marred by violence with protesters clashing with the police this comes against the backdrop of a general strike that's our allies the country. agree on a budget deal after hours of bickering and a showdown between the u.k. and. president obama's nominee to head the cia faces kept calls from anti drone protesters seemingly gets a free pass from lawmakers over his targeted assassinations program. oh. world news...
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something like this just doesn't happen in tunisia. and it has precipitated a major crise for tunisia and its international backers. >> warner: borzou deragahi of the "financial times" thank you very much. >> it's been a pleasure. >> ifill: next, we return to the conflict in syria and the unfolding refugee crisis there. the "newshour" recently sent freelance video journalist paige kollock to neighboring lebanon to see how the newly displaced are dealing with winter, inadequate supplies and discrimination. ray suarez narrates our story. ( explosions ) >> reporter: 22 months in and showing no signs of abating the fight for the future of syria drags on. ( explosions ) both sides continue to wage all- out war with more than 60,000 dead and the plight of syria's displaced and dispossessed only grows worse. at this tent camp in al-marj, in the eastern part of lebanon's bekaa valley, only 25 miles from the syrian border, refugees are struggling to adapt to a new, impermanent reality and to winter temperatures that routinely drop below freezin
something like this just doesn't happen in tunisia. and it has precipitated a major crise for tunisia and its international backers. >> warner: borzou deragahi of the "financial times" thank you very much. >> it's been a pleasure. >> ifill: next, we return to the conflict in syria and the unfolding refugee crisis there. the "newshour" recently sent freelance video journalist paige kollock to neighboring lebanon to see how the newly displaced are dealing...
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a day of mourning and protests in tunisia the funeral of a slain opposition leader is marred by violence with protesters clashing with the police this comes against a backdrop of a general strike that has paralyzed the country. historic budget agreement for the e.u. which aims to cut brussels red tape may now be undermined by bureaucracy itself as the european parliament presents to block the deal. and president obama's nominee to head the cia faces catcalls from the anti drone protesters but seemingly gets an easy ride from lawmakers over his targeted assassinations program. world news live from our moscow headquarters you're watching r t with me to see catherine of. well in tunisia clashes between mourners and the police have marred the funeral of a secular opposition leader who's assassination has led to chaos on the streets and in parliament now violence erupted near the cemetery as demonstrators threw stones and set cars of blades while police had responded with tear gas now adding to this turmoil the country has been paralyzed by a general strike party israel for notion is followin
a day of mourning and protests in tunisia the funeral of a slain opposition leader is marred by violence with protesters clashing with the police this comes against a backdrop of a general strike that has paralyzed the country. historic budget agreement for the e.u. which aims to cut brussels red tape may now be undermined by bureaucracy itself as the european parliament presents to block the deal. and president obama's nominee to head the cia faces catcalls from the anti drone protesters but...
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. >> credit unit -- a general strike in tunisia as anger grows over the assassination of one of the nation's boldest critics. >> an unsettling report outlining doping across sports. the battle of the budget in brussels in shaping up to be very much a north/south confrontation with europe's rich northern countries calling for a further deep spending cuts. >> but in the south, countries like greece and spain say four years of austerity are enough. they are calling for spending to be eased to spur growth and create jobs. >> after it failed budget summit in november, stakes are high this time around for some kind of deal. >> british prime minister david cameron wants the eu to mend what he sees as its wasteful ways. he made his point by arriving on foot, not in a chauffeur-driven limousine. he went into the talks in a bullish mood. >> the numbers that were put forward were much too high. they need to come down, and if they do not, a to be a done deal. >> that puts him on a collision course with many other eu leaders who argue the block needs a $1 trillion budget to fight unemployment, fund educa
. >> credit unit -- a general strike in tunisia as anger grows over the assassination of one of the nation's boldest critics. >> an unsettling report outlining doping across sports. the battle of the budget in brussels in shaping up to be very much a north/south confrontation with europe's rich northern countries calling for a further deep spending cuts. >> but in the south, countries like greece and spain say four years of austerity are enough. they are calling for spending...
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in tunisia the funeral of a slain opposition leader is marred by violence as protesters clashed with police this comes against a backdrop of a general strike and that has paralyzed the country. and president obama's nominee for the top of the cia may be under criticism from drone activity but seems to have the support of lawmakers over his targeted assassinations program. and despite final consensus on a reduced e.u. budget for the next seven years the agreement now faces a serious threat from the european parliament which is likely to ban the deal. twenty four hours a day this is our t. glad to have you with us. angry protesters have thrown at petrol bombs at the presidential palace in egypt where thousands took to the streets protesting against the government the violence comes despite the deal that some opposition leaders had had with the islamist president morsi last week our correspondent in cairo bell true brings us the latest. in the capitol i'm standing above tahir square one hundred still gov it's chanting against the president and also his organization a basic brotherhood e
in tunisia the funeral of a slain opposition leader is marred by violence as protesters clashed with police this comes against a backdrop of a general strike and that has paralyzed the country. and president obama's nominee for the top of the cia may be under criticism from drone activity but seems to have the support of lawmakers over his targeted assassinations program. and despite final consensus on a reduced e.u. budget for the next seven years the agreement now faces a serious threat from...
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nation nationality tunisia. the capital tunis has also been gripped by a national strike at into the current turmoil which according to some experts is unlikely to be resolved anytime soon. to loose is a profound crisis a crisis of the credibility of the existing of milton arrangements for holding and a massive disk critique of the way in which they've operated i think there are signs that this could easily disintegrate into some kind of civil war only hopefully it won't happen and we remain to watch to see how the popular movements organize to prevent this one of the. she used to external support for example by the qatari government of the right wing fundamentalists and it remains to be seen with your present job. should you gauge these two groups. another country that still looking for stability following the arab spring is egypt plums of smoke and teargas we're covering the countries and main cities this week a falling street battles between anti-government protesters and police thousands of people with stone
nation nationality tunisia. the capital tunis has also been gripped by a national strike at into the current turmoil which according to some experts is unlikely to be resolved anytime soon. to loose is a profound crisis a crisis of the credibility of the existing of milton arrangements for holding and a massive disk critique of the way in which they've operated i think there are signs that this could easily disintegrate into some kind of civil war only hopefully it won't happen and we remain to...
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a day of mourning and protests in tunisia the funeral of a slain opposition leader is marred by violence with protesters clashing with police this comes against a backdrop of a general strike that has paralyzed the country. historic budget agreement for the e.u. which aims to cut brussels red tape may now be undermined by bureaucracy itself as the european parliament presents to block the deal. and president obama's nominee to head the cia faces catcalls from anti drone protesters but seemingly gets an easy ride from lawmakers over his targeted assassinations program. world news live from our moscow headquarters you're watching r t with me to see catherine of well in tunisia clashes between mourners and the police have marred the funeral of a secular opposition leader whose assassination has led to chaos on the streets and in parliament now violence erupted near the cemetery as demonstrators threw stones and set cars a blaze while police had responded with tear gas now adding to this turmoil the country has been paralyzed by a general strike party israel for notion is following the devel
a day of mourning and protests in tunisia the funeral of a slain opposition leader is marred by violence with protesters clashing with police this comes against a backdrop of a general strike that has paralyzed the country. historic budget agreement for the e.u. which aims to cut brussels red tape may now be undermined by bureaucracy itself as the european parliament presents to block the deal. and president obama's nominee to head the cia faces catcalls from anti drone protesters but seemingly...
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tunisia. the capital tunis has also been gripped by a national strike at into the current turmoil which according to some experts is unlikely to be resolved anytime soon what to see is a profound crisis a crisis of the credibility of the existing of milton arrangements for holding and a massive disc crediting of the way in which they've operated i think there are signs that this could easily disintegrate into some kind of civil war only hopefully it won't happen and we remain to watch to see how the popular move organize to prevent one of the. she used to externals will walk for example by the qatari government of the right wing fundamentalists and it remains to be seen with the present government. should you gauge these two groups. another country that's still looking for stability following the arab spring is egypt plums of smoke and teargas we're covering the countries and main cities this week of falling street battles between anti-government protesters and police thousands of people with
tunisia. the capital tunis has also been gripped by a national strike at into the current turmoil which according to some experts is unlikely to be resolved anytime soon what to see is a profound crisis a crisis of the credibility of the existing of milton arrangements for holding and a massive disc crediting of the way in which they've operated i think there are signs that this could easily disintegrate into some kind of civil war only hopefully it won't happen and we remain to watch to see...
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it's been a restless week for tunisia and the country has witnessed a rise in the public fury ignited by the assassination of a key opposition figure on wednesday crowds of protesters flocked to the streets of the capital tunis putting the blame for chocolate and ides murder on the islamist government. is there with more forty eight year old lawyer shockley belied criticize the islamist government for creating an religious state in tunisia and burying democracy now belied is dead but his ideas are not looked immediately increases the country's been in crisis economic political and social the ruling troika had a chance it's been a year and a half but we didn't see any progress the death of our comrade becomes the last rule. anger moved to the streets with protesters demanding the authorities and they both to protect its citizens to leave i. should. do some crime because below he was a symbol of dignity and a symbol of the defense of the country that this is a political assassination and that means the violence is not over. yet the interior ministry said that one million and they have j
it's been a restless week for tunisia and the country has witnessed a rise in the public fury ignited by the assassination of a key opposition figure on wednesday crowds of protesters flocked to the streets of the capital tunis putting the blame for chocolate and ides murder on the islamist government. is there with more forty eight year old lawyer shockley belied criticize the islamist government for creating an religious state in tunisia and burying democracy now belied is dead but his ideas...
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lawyer shocking ability to criticize the islam as government for creating and really just state in tunisia and burying democracy now delight is dead but his ideas are not to museum crees the country has been in crisis economic political and social the ruling troika how to chone says it's been a year and a half but we didn't see any progress the death of all come right becomes the last straw. anger moved to the streets with protesters demanding the authorities and mabel to protect its citizens to leave the city with. some crime because billowy was a symbol of dignity and a symbol of the defense of the country this is a political assassination and that means the violence is not over because your people can use your the interior ministry said that one million in the have joined the ceremony that turned into a political manifestation people said that if the crowd reached the city center it would have been the last day of the government. as your attend the funeral of shockey belayed on friday after the seventy try to make their way to visit is made of and yet to continue and sick i didn't prote
lawyer shocking ability to criticize the islam as government for creating and really just state in tunisia and burying democracy now delight is dead but his ideas are not to museum crees the country has been in crisis economic political and social the ruling troika how to chone says it's been a year and a half but we didn't see any progress the death of all come right becomes the last straw. anger moved to the streets with protesters demanding the authorities and mabel to protect its citizens...
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following developments in tunisia. as you can see many people have gathered here today for the funeral sofa chokri belaid one of the most prominent opposition leaders who was killed on wednesday and seen standing situation here on the ground remains very tense and very valid tile and that is definitely strengthening that relative stability that we've seen here although in two thousand and eleven revolution free speech a lot of people here it's quite a small square but it's packed with people with flags and all of them actually chanting from time to time and to government slogans many people we have been able to speak to here and come here they say that the leader of a not a party. mr going to shit is personally responsible for this murder well these are very strong accusations actually but we've been hearing that from too many people that we see here today and if you've seen here in the last two days in the country actually it's a deja vu it's a mirror situation with what we've seen here that would be so here two years
following developments in tunisia. as you can see many people have gathered here today for the funeral sofa chokri belaid one of the most prominent opposition leaders who was killed on wednesday and seen standing situation here on the ground remains very tense and very valid tile and that is definitely strengthening that relative stability that we've seen here although in two thousand and eleven revolution free speech a lot of people here it's quite a small square but it's packed with people...
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another country that still looking for stability following the arab spring is a tunisia it's a witness the public through this week following the assassination of a key opposition figure on wednesday crowds of protesters fought the streets of the capital tunis pinning the blame for. the murder on the slime as government art is maria for national is they with more forty eight year old lawyer shockley ability to criticize the islamist government for creating and really just state in tunisia and burying democracy now the light is dead but his ideas are not to museum crees the country has been in crisis economic political and social the ruling troika how to chone says it's been a year and a half but we didn't see any progress the death of all come right becomes the last straw. anger moved to the streets with protesters demanding the authorities and mabel to protect its citizens to leave i was i was. there so i'm crying because i believe was a symbol of dignity and a symbol of the defense of the country to say that this is a political assassination and that means the violence is not over. t
another country that still looking for stability following the arab spring is a tunisia it's a witness the public through this week following the assassination of a key opposition figure on wednesday crowds of protesters fought the streets of the capital tunis pinning the blame for. the murder on the slime as government art is maria for national is they with more forty eight year old lawyer shockley ability to criticize the islamist government for creating and really just state in tunisia and...
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>> more protester underway in tunisia -- protests are underway in tunisia. the other stories on al jazeera, as french forces in mali push north towards algeria, violence erupts in the capital. >> i am in brussels. after talks lasting through the night, we now have a draft proposal for the eu budget. many more hours ahead before a deal is finally done. >> nasa's curiosity rover gets down to work on the red planet. thousands of tunisians are gathering in their capital for the from -- funeral of a prominent opposition leader. shape -- shokri belaid was shot in front of his home. he was one of the government's fiercest critics. some are putting the blame on the ruling party. hashemi behar a -- hashem able horror -- haitian -- hashem ahelbarra is live with more. >> there are protests across the country and symbolic ceremonies paying tribute to the opposition leader. we are expecting the funeral to start anytime soon. the procession will be in the capital where he will be laid to rest. people are concerned about potential clashes with supporters of the government
>> more protester underway in tunisia -- protests are underway in tunisia. the other stories on al jazeera, as french forces in mali push north towards algeria, violence erupts in the capital. >> i am in brussels. after talks lasting through the night, we now have a draft proposal for the eu budget. many more hours ahead before a deal is finally done. >> nasa's curiosity rover gets down to work on the red planet. thousands of tunisians are gathering in their capital for the...
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it's been a restless week for tunisia the country has witnessed a rise in public fury ignited by the assassination of a key opposition figure on wednesday crowds of protesters flocked to the streets of the capital tunis and in the blame for chokri. on the islamist government. is there with more. forty eight year old lawyer shockley belied criticize the is the missed government for creating a religious state internees here and burying democracy now belied is dead but his ideas are not musically increases the country has been in crisis economic political and social the ruling troika had a chance it's been a year and a half but we didn't see any progress the death of our comrade becomes the last rule. anger moved to the streets with protesters demanding the authorities and mabel to protect its citizens to leave i was i. was i'm crying because below he was a symbol of dignity and a symbol of the defense of the country that this is a political assassination and that means the violence is not over. yet the interior ministry said that one million in the have joined the ceremony that turned
it's been a restless week for tunisia the country has witnessed a rise in public fury ignited by the assassination of a key opposition figure on wednesday crowds of protesters flocked to the streets of the capital tunis and in the blame for chokri. on the islamist government. is there with more. forty eight year old lawyer shockley belied criticize the is the missed government for creating a religious state internees here and burying democracy now belied is dead but his ideas are not musically...
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following developments in tunisia. as you can see many people have gathered here today for the funeral sofa chokri belaid one of the most prominent opposition leaders who was killed on wednesday and seeing standard situation here on the ground remains very tense and very solid tile and that is definitely strengthening that relative stability that we've seen here at all in two thousand and eleven revolution we see a lot of people here it's quite a small square but it's packed with people with flags and all of them actually chanting from time to time and to government slogans many people we have been able to speak to here and come here they say that the leader of a note a party. mr going to shit is personally responsible for this murder well these are very strong accusations actually but we've been hearing that from too many people that we see here today and have seen here in the last two days in the country actually it's a deja vu it's a mirror situation with what we've seen here that would be so good to me years ago in
following developments in tunisia. as you can see many people have gathered here today for the funeral sofa chokri belaid one of the most prominent opposition leaders who was killed on wednesday and seeing standard situation here on the ground remains very tense and very solid tile and that is definitely strengthening that relative stability that we've seen here at all in two thousand and eleven revolution we see a lot of people here it's quite a small square but it's packed with people with...
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race nationality tunisia. when maria is still in tunis there and she's a keeping us up to date with the latest from there via her twitter feed and in her most recent posts are reports on the political crisis in the country saying the prime minister is still waiting to reshuffle the government despite the funds from his own party and is promising to resign if the new cabinet is not approved. president obama's nominee to head the cia the architect of the controversial drone assassination program faced his senate confirmation hearing this week while lawmakers generally gave john brennan an easy ride some members of the public to not session was interrupted several times by protesters against him driving force behind the so-called targeted killings aeration the rights activists claimed use of drones against suspected terrorists of american and foreign citizens is unlawful leads to a high number of civilian casualties of the chairman or the protesters to be removed or make us question brennan on torture and cia sho
race nationality tunisia. when maria is still in tunis there and she's a keeping us up to date with the latest from there via her twitter feed and in her most recent posts are reports on the political crisis in the country saying the prime minister is still waiting to reshuffle the government despite the funds from his own party and is promising to resign if the new cabinet is not approved. president obama's nominee to head the cia the architect of the controversial drone assassination program...
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something like this just doesn't happen in tunisia. and it has precipitated a major crise for tunisia and its international backers. >> warner: borzou deragahi of the "financial times" thank you very much. >> it's been a pleasure. >> ifill: next, we return to the conflict in syria and the unfolding refugee crisis there. the "newshour" recently sent freelance video journalist paige kollock to neighboring lebanon to see how the newly displaced are dealing with winter, inadequate supplies and discrimination. ray suarez narrates our story. ( explosions ) >> reporter: 22 months in and showing no signs of abating the fight for the future of syria drags on. ( explosions ) both sides continue to wage all- out war with more than 60,000 dead and the plight of syria's displaced and dispossessed only grows worse. at this tent camp in al-marj, in the eastern part of lebanon's bekaa valley, only 25 miles from the syrian border, refugees are struggling to adapt to a new, impermanent reality and to winter temperatures that routinely drop below freezin
something like this just doesn't happen in tunisia. and it has precipitated a major crise for tunisia and its international backers. >> warner: borzou deragahi of the "financial times" thank you very much. >> it's been a pleasure. >> ifill: next, we return to the conflict in syria and the unfolding refugee crisis there. the "newshour" recently sent freelance video journalist paige kollock to neighboring lebanon to see how the newly displaced are dealing...
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with twenty four hours a day with international news and comment in tunisia police have clashed with protesters and fired tear gas after angry mobs attacked the offices of the ruling islamist party thousands of taking to the streets across the country to protest against the government the public fury followed the assassination of the leading opposition figure chokri belaid with some holding the government responsible the opposition has called for a general strike and four parties are suspending their membership in the country's making body international relations professor mark almond says the government will be hard pressed to survive until the upcoming elections in june. tension between the opposition the ruling. has been growing or elections in a few months time in the two years since the revolution the economy. i was january and in addition to the tourist business. matter to cut hotels empty until you have factories that used to supply components to european companies shot unemployment is rising to news it had been presented as the nearest thing to a success story there had been
with twenty four hours a day with international news and comment in tunisia police have clashed with protesters and fired tear gas after angry mobs attacked the offices of the ruling islamist party thousands of taking to the streets across the country to protest against the government the public fury followed the assassination of the leading opposition figure chokri belaid with some holding the government responsible the opposition has called for a general strike and four parties are suspending...
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a day of mourning and protest in tunisia thousands gathered for the funeral of a slain opposition leader amid fears of more violence against the backdrop of a general strike that's paralyzed the country. president obama's nominee to head the cia faces catcalls from protest seemingly gets an easy ride from lawmakers over his controversial targeted assassinations program. budget bickering round two and rifts between main rivals france and the u.k. grow even wider after what's seen as a snub by the french president. international news and comments live from moscow you're watching out. where we start with tunisia where thousands have gathered for the funeral of a secular opposition leader whose assassination has led to chaos in the streets and the crisis in parliament cities nationwide are braced for fresh i think government protests in two previous days of unrest resulting in fierce clashes between demonstrators and police adding to the turmoil the country has been privatized by general strike. following developments in tennessee. as you can see many people have gathered here today for the
a day of mourning and protest in tunisia thousands gathered for the funeral of a slain opposition leader amid fears of more violence against the backdrop of a general strike that's paralyzed the country. president obama's nominee to head the cia faces catcalls from protest seemingly gets an easy ride from lawmakers over his controversial targeted assassinations program. budget bickering round two and rifts between main rivals france and the u.k. grow even wider after what's seen as a snub by...
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another country that still looking for stability following the arab spring is a tunisia it's witness the public through this week following the assassination of a key opposition figure on wednesday crowds of protesters fought the streets of the capital tunis pinning the blame for. murder on the slime as government artie's maria for national is they with more forty eight year old lawyer shockley ability to criticize the islamist government for creating and really just state in tunisia and burying democracy now belied is dead but his ideas are not in the museum crees the country has been in crisis economic political and social the ruling troika how to chone says it's been a year and a home off but we didn't see any progress the death of all come right becomes the last june. anger moved to the streets with protesters demanding the authorities and they both to protect its citizens to leave. was i. was i'm crying because i believe was a symbol of dignity and a symbol of the defense of the country to see that this is a political assassination and that means the violence is not over. the in
another country that still looking for stability following the arab spring is a tunisia it's witness the public through this week following the assassination of a key opposition figure on wednesday crowds of protesters fought the streets of the capital tunis pinning the blame for. murder on the slime as government artie's maria for national is they with more forty eight year old lawyer shockley ability to criticize the islamist government for creating and really just state in tunisia and...
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a day of mourning and protest in tunisia thousands gathered for the funeral of a slain opposition leader fears of more violence against the backdrop of a general strike that's paralyzed the country. president obama's nominee to head the cia faces cat calls from protesters seemingly gets an easy ride from lawmakers over his controversial targeted assassinations program. budget bickering round two and rifts between main rivals france and the u.k. grow even wider after what's seen as a snub by the french president. international news and comments live from moscow you're watching out. but we start with tunisia where thousands have gathered for the funeral of a secular opposition leader his assassination has led to chaos in the streets and the crisis in parliament cities nationwide are braced for fresh anti-government protests in two previous days of unrest resulting in fierce clashes between demonstrators and police adding to the turmoil the country has been paralyzed by a general strike. following developments in tennessee. as you can see many people have gathered here today for the funeral
a day of mourning and protest in tunisia thousands gathered for the funeral of a slain opposition leader fears of more violence against the backdrop of a general strike that's paralyzed the country. president obama's nominee to head the cia faces cat calls from protesters seemingly gets an easy ride from lawmakers over his controversial targeted assassinations program. budget bickering round two and rifts between main rivals france and the u.k. grow even wider after what's seen as a snub by the...
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we're turning to the ongoing turmoil in the arab spring countries in tunisia the cradle of the regional op risings an escalating political crisis the country's ruling islam as party is set on defying people's demands for change following the assassinations of the assassination of the secular opposition leader there now its own prime minister's plan to reshuffle the government the islamists are now holding a mass rally to back the legitimacy of their power this comes one day after believes funeral was marred by clashes between protesters that blame the government and the police for his death the violence that erupted near the cemetery culminated in anti regime rallies that ended in arrests and security forces using tear gas and of course despite authorities managing to keep huge crowds away from the city center for now experts some of them believe the unrest could take a turn for the worse. two cities enduring a profound crisis a crisis of the credibility of the existing new arrangements for holding and a massive discrediting of the way in which they operated i think there are signs that
we're turning to the ongoing turmoil in the arab spring countries in tunisia the cradle of the regional op risings an escalating political crisis the country's ruling islam as party is set on defying people's demands for change following the assassinations of the assassination of the secular opposition leader there now its own prime minister's plan to reshuffle the government the islamists are now holding a mass rally to back the legitimacy of their power this comes one day after believes...
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it is not only extremists who are committing crimes in tunisia. there are different people, different parties trying to make crimes and trying to push the experience to the extreme. >> the capital was reminiscent of the 2011 uprising which overthrew the previous regime. riot police and militias armed with clubs patrol the streets. tonight, the government said it would create a neutral administration of technocrats, an appeal for calm that might not be heeded. >> for more on the fallout from that assassination, i am joined here in the studio by a representative of the washington institute of policy. tunisia was the source of so much hope two years ago during the revolution. what has gone wrong? >> part of what has gone wrong is there has been a lot of polarization between leftist secularists and the islamists, and there has been a lot of extreme and incendiary language going on between both sides calling each extremists or wolves in sheep's skin and stuff like that. as a result, it seems to be a culmination of some of the excitement that has gone o
it is not only extremists who are committing crimes in tunisia. there are different people, different parties trying to make crimes and trying to push the experience to the extreme. >> the capital was reminiscent of the 2011 uprising which overthrew the previous regime. riot police and militias armed with clubs patrol the streets. tonight, the government said it would create a neutral administration of technocrats, an appeal for calm that might not be heeded. >> for more on the...
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it seemed to nietzsche -- tunisia was finding a way to compromise. will today's assassination derails the emerging democracy? >> this is the most difficult process of the change, and the new political system has been put together. the new constitution, the divisions between where the country is going, the maneuvering, but generally things are heading in the right direction. >> even so, this will put fear into the heart of the political lives. tonight they called elections. it is a reminder that even the most hopeful of arab democracies remains a work in progress. >> i spoke to michelle. she is the director of the council at the middle east center. we have one of the country's best his the most -- countries that is the most westernized is the most stable. it is a surprise? >> assassination has not been a feature of the transitions. it has not been in libya. -- it has been in libya, but in tunisia, there has been other kinds of violence, specifically by extremists, and there was a lot of tension between secular forces, including the opposition party le
it seemed to nietzsche -- tunisia was finding a way to compromise. will today's assassination derails the emerging democracy? >> this is the most difficult process of the change, and the new political system has been put together. the new constitution, the divisions between where the country is going, the maneuvering, but generally things are heading in the right direction. >> even so, this will put fear into the heart of the political lives. tonight they called elections. it is a...
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how about leaning on tunisia? >> how about leaning on tunisia? what he said was right, that's the law of tunisia, we cannot go in there and take this guy out when they are following the laws of the country he lives in. i don't know what you expect. you want -- i don't know if we have enough soldiers to take over tunisia? >> no one's saying to take over tunisia. but you can exert diplomatic pressure to turn him over. there are other ways to do that. >> i am sure they have done that. >> be creative. >> panetta's testimony, he pointed out that president obama wasn't in the room when all of this was going on. leon panetta made one phone and he wasn't sure how long it lasted -- >> there are more holes in the benghazi coverup story than in a block of swiss cheese. >> i was hoping for something better. >> i am working on t. the -- on the benghazi piece, we were led to believe that they were on top of it, 5:00 in the afternoon, they are having a meeting, having a meeting with the national security team at 5:00 p.m. and they were on top of it all night lo
how about leaning on tunisia? >> how about leaning on tunisia? what he said was right, that's the law of tunisia, we cannot go in there and take this guy out when they are following the laws of the country he lives in. i don't know what you expect. you want -- i don't know if we have enough soldiers to take over tunisia? >> no one's saying to take over tunisia. but you can exert diplomatic pressure to turn him over. there are other ways to do that. >> i am sure they have done...